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title: William Shakespeare
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12357/william-shakespeare/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# William Shakespeare

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![William Shakespeare](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12357.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12357.jpg)

## Image Caption

A c. 1610 CE portrait of [William Shakespeare](https://www.worldhistory.org/William_Shakespeare/) (1564-1616 CE), the celebrated playwright of [Elizabethan theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Elizabethan_Theatre/). (Hatchlands Park, Surrey, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/))

## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2020, June 10). William Shakespeare. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12357/william-shakespeare/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "William Shakespeare." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 10, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12357/william-shakespeare/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "William Shakespeare." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jun 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12357/william-shakespeare/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cobbe_portrait_of_Shakespeare.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cobbe_portrait_of_Shakespeare.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 June 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.